Follow/Fav My version of breast cancer show ever. All in all, not the most ambitious episode, but that actually worked in its favor: Outside of Wendy's crib from There Will Be Blood at the end, it could have been broadcast 10 years ago and worked, and I also have a feeling it will still be funny 10 years from now since it wasn't crammed with instantly dated references. Grade: B+Stray observations: - Nice to see the goth kids again–especially that throwaway "Did she just call us emos?" it is a fat little lumpthat needs to be destroyed. - "What's up? - Cartman can wring more laughs out of an extra vowel than any other character on TV. I think trading off on covering South Park with Josh has maybe forced both of us into contrarian positions we don't actually subscribe to–in my case, anyway. South Park and all related titles, logos and characters are trademarks of Comedy Partners. Everybody knows a girl can't fight a boy and win. When the boys steal the list, they are completely unprepared to deal with the results. I remember that feeling well: At my junior high, hearing "meet me behind Kinney's" (the nearby shoe store) was tantamount to receiving a Black Spot; whoever said it to you seriously meant to fuck you up, and in front of everyone you knew. Your review has been posted. Pandemic. Directed by Trey Parker. The girls in the fourth grade class have made a secret list that rates every boy's looks from cutest to ugliest. When Wendy tells him she will "shove [his] ass down [his] throat and make [him] eat [his] underwear!" South Park has done schoolyard fights before–Jimmy and Timmy; Cartman and the motivational dwarf–but I felt like this one really captured that bloodthirsty excitement particular to after-school beatdowns. Wendy gets in trouble when she threatens to beat up Cartman after school. South Park. When the boys help Britney Spears get to the North Pole, they discover the shocking secret behind her popularity. asked Miss Testaburger, "Not at all dear!" Because it doesn't matter if you beat it or not. Butters, Craig, and Jimmy tell him there are rumors that he deliberately got detention to avoid the fight, and that they rescheduled the fight for the following morning before school. And she stays with Stan. TV14 Series, Animation, Comedy Series. But Wendy is really angry this time, and Cartman, afraid of losing to a girl, is desperate to find a way to get out of the fight without looking like a chicken. South Park and all related titles, logos and characters are trademarks of Comedy Partners. Desperate to avoid the fight, Cartman defecates on Mr. Garrison's desk, causing him to be put in detention. This is one of my favorite Season 12 episodes. (Though I enjoyed the wanton displays of condescending hipster d-baggery in the hall when they're sniping to "jock-y" Stan that "AC/DC never sang about letting guys beat up their girlfriends.") That's exactly the kind of fate Cartman is trying to avoid after Wendy, fed up with Cartman constantly making offensive jokes about serious issues like breast cancer, finally challenges him to throw down. ma'am ? 7h-1700. Nevertheless, Cartman thinks that just by telling him that they're trying to make him feel better, and so he goes skipping off, ego intact. The episode was written and directed by series co-creator Trey Parker. 2020 South Park Digital Studios LLC. Like the time this meek, mathlete type named Gokul bit my friend Brent in the armpit so hard that he needed stitches, and was thus called "Armpit" every day until he finally transferred to another district. Later, Cartman has his mother convince Wendy's parents not to let her fight him by pretending to be tormented and bullied by her at school, and she reluctantly gives in. Watching. Pandemic. This only makes Cartman frightened and reluctant after hearing even the uncool, weak Butters speak out and say that he will be a reject to his peers if he gets beat up by a girl. While Ms. Garrison is off trying to find a way to become the man he always intended to be, Cartman is put in charge of the classroom. Full Ep. "When you have cancer, you fight! 10/15/2008. S12 • E10. "Breast Cancer Show Ever" is the ninth episode in the twelfth season of the American animated television series South Park, and the 176th episode of the series overall. Breast Cancer Show Ever. did you know i'ma breast-cancer survivor ? All Rights Reserved. - What did the breast cancer say to the Polish monkey? Pop culture obsessives writing for the pop culture obsessed. Co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone explain that sometimes they like to do a show focused on the relationships between the kids and how a personal loss motivated the breast cancer plot. South Park: "Breast Cancer Show Ever" Review. i was diagnosedseven years ago. But Wendy is really angry this time, and Cartman, afraid of losing to a girl, is desperate to find a way to get out of the fight without looking like a chicken. when there is a cancer,you have to fight it. (Clearly their brief flirtation during "Chef Goes Nanners" is now a distant memory.) South Park: Breast Cancer Show Ever. line–although I have to say their role felt a little tacked on considering Stan never actually did anything despite their ragging on him. She answered as she took another sip of her drink, "oh my god Wendy I'm sorry. Someone plays an April Fool's joke on the boys and it doesn't go over well. Much to Wendy's surprise, Principal Victoria commends Wendy for all the things she has done to spread awareness of breast cancer, and explains that she is a breast cancer survivor herself. Wendy Testaburger has had it with Cartman's antics and challenges him to a fight, … Randy steps forward with a solution to fix the desperate state of the economy. 6h-95. Wendy gets in trouble when she threatens to beat up Cartman after school. 7h-1700. The other students cheer her and Cartman further lowers himself by not even taking the beating with any kind of dignity, bursting pathetically into tears in front of everybody. While the world struggles to contain an epidemic of epic proportions, the boys find a way to make money off of it. First Aired: October 15th, 2008. 6h-95. Metacritic TV Episode Reviews, Breast Cancer Show Ever, After she threatens to beat up Cartman after school, Wendy gets in trouble. In the episode, Cartman's disrespectful behavior puts him on the wrong side of Wendy Testaburger when he mocks her presentation on breast cancer awareness, which leads to Wendy thr All Rights Reserved. Besides, I'm a sucker for a good Three O'Clock High homage. "Thanks Stan" said Wendy as she took a sip of her drink and kissed him, "so Wendy why are you here?" South Park © 2020 Comedy Partners. Rated M for language and sex. When Randy hears there may still be some internet out in California, he packs up his family and heads west. The kids are in class waiting for the bell to ring. Mr. Garrison: Okay, children, let's all take our seats. When Wendy's parents find out about the fight she had with Cartman and cut her off. Rated M for language and sex. He declares that his friends will not find him cool any more, but they tell him they never thought of him as cool, and have always hated him and always will, stating that they cannot possibly think any less of him. Tag: – Breast Cancer Show Ever ... South Park will appear at the New York Comic Con this October, Ubisoft have confirmed. Anyway, this week's episode was pretty self-contained and blessedly free of blatant button-pushing (unless you count characterizing breast cancer as "killer titties"). "Wendy?" While the country celebrates the outcome of the election, the new President-elect catches everyone off guard when he arrives at the White House prematurely.